Ecological significance of fungi

Explain the ecological significance of fungi?

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Fungi are heterotrophs and decomposers (that is, they break-down dead beings) and they actively contribute in the recycling of organic material in the ecosystems. Several fungi keep mutualist ecological interaction with cyanobacteria or algae, forming lichen, and with plant roots, making mycorrhizas.

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